I think the record was 20 or so which is roughly the equivalent of 5 months. I think Norman will happen this term or won't happen at all.

It will happen this term or not at all. Only an extraordinary event could push it to October 2018, such as another Justice dying and leaving a 4-4 ideological split, which is why Texas v. United States was held for rehearing. 20 realists would mean they're crafting a per curiam order. That's an obscene amount of relists. That wouldn't happen in this case because of its importance, the Court would benefit from oral argument.

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But this once again begs the question...can we trust Kennedy? Or is he perhaps gonna quit during the Christmas recess?

"The point of [so-called "assault weapon" bans]...is not to ban firearms that are dangerous, it's to ban firearms that gun owners want to own because the people making the laws don't like gun owners. If we want to buy non-semiauto AR-style rifles, they'll ban those too, and for the same reason."

Also, what questions is Norman asking? I'm assuming the questions are "does the 2A protect a right to carry?" and "can the government dictate the manner in which you can carry?"

I just wish somebody would bring up strict scrutiny. Half of our problems would be fixed overnight if that was the standard used.

"The point of [so-called "assault weapon" bans]...is not to ban firearms that are dangerous, it's to ban firearms that gun owners want to own because the people making the laws don't like gun owners. If we want to buy non-semiauto AR-style rifles, they'll ban those too, and for the same reason."

This is a favorite of mine:
"Applying intermediate scrutiny, the majority upheld the open carry ban on the basis that the alternative of concealed carry with a license was available and that the legislature could reasonably conclude that an armed attacker 'might be more likely to target an open carrier than a concealed carrier.' App. 43a. Since strict scrutiny does not apply, it added, such supposition need not be backed up by evidence and the court would defer to the legislative judgment. App. 43-44a."
Ok then. "Intermediate scrutiny applies so we can just take wild guesses as to what the legislature was thinking in regard to how violent felons select their victims." That requires a lot of guesswork.
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